Mumbai: Western Railway on Friday announced that eight special local trains will run between Virar and Churchgate stations on the occasion of New Year.
“4 trains will run from Churchgate to Virar and 4 trains will run from Virar to Churchgate from midnight of 31st December 2022 to 1st January 2023,” said Western Railway PRO.
Meanwhile, two unclaimed bags were found at Dadar station during the day. But after investigation, the police said that nothing suspicious was found in the bag.
Mumbai Railway Police Commissioner Ravindra Shisve said the owner of the bag has been traced and is being questioned. Two bags were found near a ticket counter on the South-End Concourse at 6:20 p.m., causing unease among people at the crowded station.
An official said the railway police had deployed bomb disposal squad and dog squad personnel, but only clothes were found during the search. “Standard operating procedures were followed and nothing suspicious was found in these bags,” Shiswe said in a statement.
Over 6,000 Railway Police personnel have been deployed across the vast suburban network in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to supervise the New Year celebrations.
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